A song for you

I know, I know how you feel
I wanted to say that casually
But instead I'll put all the love you can take
Into a song and send it to you

You always look cheerful
But I've been waiting for the season
When you would look out the window at the sky
Your face full of anticipation and worry

I got so used
To always having you by my side
But maybe I was fooling myself
To think I knew anything and everything about you

You chose a different path than everyone else
In order to make your dream come true
I watched you shine
As you left for somewhere unfamiliar
But I didn't realize what you wanted to tell me
Behind your smile...

I know, I know how you feel
I want to be able to say it from the heart
Because I have so much more
Than just tender words I want to tell you
As the cherry blossoms fall under the spring sun

The gently changing seasons
Mark the time that we're apart
I wonder why it still doesn't seem real
That you're getting further away

If there are things about me you don't know
Then there must also be things I don't know about you
The pages multiply
Telling our days apart

Let's make a photo album in our hearts
Of all the familiar scenes
And then when times are hard
We can just open it up and look at it
Thinking like that
Is how we grow up

I know, I know how you feel
I want to be able to say that
You're more precious to me than anyone else
So even though we take different paths
I'm sure we'll meet here again

You believed in your path
And walked facing forwards
And I love you for that
And I'll always love you even when we're apart

I know, I know how you feel
I want to be able to say it from the heart
So I'll put more than just tender words
Into a song and send it to you
As the cherry blossoms fall under the spring sun

All I can do for you now
Is send a song for you as you leave on your journey...